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At Reconext, our R&D and engineering teams are focused on scaling proven tools while advancing new concepts into build and prototype phases. These efforts are central to how we deliver smarter, faster, and more sustainable operations for our customers worldwide. Here are just a few of the projects our teams are working on right now: […]

Across our global operations, Reconext is committed to maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety, environmental responsibility, and compliance. Recent certification milestones at our Grapevine, Memphis, and Prague facilities demonstrate this commitment in action and further strengthen the trusted service we deliver for our customers worldwide. Grapevine, TX – Recommended for ISO 13485 Our Grapevine […]

Every data center has an end of life. Sometimes it’s a cloud migration, sometimes a merger, sometimes just the cost of keeping old hardware alive. But when that day comes, pulling the plug is the easy part. A bigger and more complicated question is “what happens next?” Closing a data center isn’t just an IT […]

Reconext is set to take the stage at the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit in San Jose, October 13–16, 2025. With this year’s theme, Leading the Future of AI, the event brings together the world’s top innovators to reimagine the infrastructure powering tomorrow’s data centers. Reconext will be there to make sure the circular […]

Every achievement at Reconext starts with our people. They are the force that drives innovation, culture, and customer success. That’s why we put as much focus on building a strong culture and investing in our teams as we do on delivering results for our customers.  Last month, our facilities around the world were alive with […]

Our Penang facility is quickly becoming one of the fastest-growing regional hubs in our network. Designed with expansion in mind, the site is scaling to meet the growing demand for refurbishment, recovery, and lifecycle services across Asia.  Here’s what’s driving momentum:  Main Shopfloor  Dedicated secure areas are now fully operational, supporting data center activities and […]

Managing technical documentation across multiple languages is one of the most time-consuming challenges in global operations. Manual translation and formatting take hours, create inconsistencies, and increase costs.  To address this, Reconext engineers developed TransCreatorDocs, an AI-assisted tool that simplifies the creation, translation, and management of Work Instructions. The tool is already in use at one […]

Retiring a machine without haunting your network Servers don’t really die when you unplug them. They die when you erase their traces: the data, the credentials, the DNS entries someone forgot years ago. Miss a backup, skip a wipe, leave an account active, and that “dead” box can still cause outages, breaches, or fines. This […]

Data center decommissioning: where do we actually do this? On-site? Off-site? Ship it out and hope?  Sounds like a rookie question. It isn’t. “Where” decides custody, evidence, carbon, and cash. Pick wrong, and you don’t just risk data. You burn money and hand regulators a headline. So let’s indulge the question. Let’s talk about where.  […]

Reconext’s Memphis facility has quickly become a key part of our U.S. operations (see our locations here), delivering impressive results in record time. With new certifications, expanded capacity, and a relentless focus on quality, the site is already proving its value to customers who depend on speed, trust, and performance. In just a few months, […]

At Reconext, we work alongside global partners to solve their toughest challenges, whether that means extending product lifecycles through repair and refurbishment, requalifying high-performance assets through testing and grading, or delivering secure, scalable returns and fulfillment solutions. These aren’t just corporate slogans. They’re principles that guide how we deliver measurable results for our customers: Value […]

When a leading global OEM needed a way to reuse existing keyboard inventory originally marked for one market, they turned to Reconext for a solution. The challenge was to convert the keyboards for a different language layout and avoid scrapping valuable stock. Our engineering teams in Europe and Mexicali worked together to design a process […]